Electronic device and control method thereof

ABSTRACT

An electronic device and a control method thereof are disclosed, the electronic device including: an operation implementation unit conducting a predetermined operation; a first main controller controlling the operation of the operation implementation unit; an input reception unit receiving an input signal; a second main controller processing the input signal and being in the power saving state in the standby mode; and a subcontroller controlling the second main controller to process the input signal when the input signal is received in the standby mode, wherein the second main controller processes the received input signal according to control of the subcontroller, controls the first main controller to operate in the normal mode when the input signal corresponds to entering the normal mode, and returns to the power saving state in the standby mode when the input signal does not correspond to entering the normal mode.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

The present application is a Continuation Application of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 13/955,701, filed Jul. 31, 2013, which claimspriority from Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0121659, filed onOct. 30, 2012, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the entiredisclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND

1. Field

Apparatuses and methods consistent with the exemplary embodiments relateto an electronic device and a control method thereof, more particularlyto an electronic device having a standby mode to save power and acontrol method thereof.

2. Description of the Related Art

An electronic device, such as a TV, has a normal mode for normaloperation and a standby mode for power saving. According to a recentpower consumption standard, an electronic device is required to use, forexample, 0.5 Watt or less in standby mode.

An electronic device may need to receive a user input in the standbymode to enter the normal mode. For example, when a power on command isreceived from a user through a remote controller or a manipulation panelin a power off state, an electronic device, such as a TV, enters thenormal mode and operates.

With recent advancement of input methods, various forms of input, forexample, via voices and gestures as well as through manipulationinstructions using a remote controller and a manipulation panel, arewidely used.

However, in order to receive and process various types of inputsincluding those through voices and gestures, a configuration havingrelevant processing capability (processor) is needed, which generallyinvolves great power consumption and thus does not satisfy theaforementioned power consumption standard in the standby mode.

Specifically, FIG. 6 illustrates an electronic device 6 according torelated art. In the standby mode, a power supply unit 66 does not supplypower to an operation implementation unit 61 performing major functionsof the electronic device 6 and a main controller 62 including a mainprocessor. Meanwhile, a subcontroller 65 including a subprocessoridentifies whether an input signal for wake-up from the standby mode isreceived through an input reception unit 63 while operating normally inthe standby mode. When the input signal for wake-up from the standbymode is received, the subcontroller 65 controls the main controller 62to wake up and operate so that power is supplied to the operationimplementation unit 61. There is no problem when the subcontroller 65consumes considerably low power simply to process a key input value, forexample, when the input signal is a power on signal of a remotecontroller. However, when analysis of details of an input signal, suchas a voice or a motion, is needed, substantial power is used to drive ananalysis engine, and the electronic device may not meet the powerconsumption standard in the standby mode.

SUMMARY

An aspect of one or more exemplary embodiments is to provide anelectronic device capable of performing entrance to a normal mode inaccordance with various types of inputs while minimizing powerconsumption in a standby mode and a control method thereof.

The foregoing and/or other aspects may be achieved by providing a deviceincluding: an operation implementor configured to conduct apredetermined operation; a first main controller configured to controlthe operation of the operation implementor in a normal mode when in apower saving state in a standby mode; an input receiver configured toreceive an input signal; a second main controller configured to processthe input signal when in the power saving state in the standby mode; anda subcontroller configured to control the second main controller toprocess the input signal when the input signal is received in thestandby mode, wherein the second main controller processes the receivedinput signal according to control of the subcontroller, controls thefirst main controller to operate in the normal mode when the inputsignal corresponds to entering the normal mode, and returns to the powersaving state in the standby mode when the input signal does notcorrespond to entering the normal mode.

The device may further include a storage which stores information aboutthe input signal, wherein the second main controller may process theinput signal based on the information about the input signal stored inthe storage. The second main controller may be initialized beforestoring the input signal in the storage

The second main controller may start an initialization according to thecontrol of the subcontroller, and the subcontroller may transmit theinformation about the input signal stored in the storage to the secondmain controller when the initialization of the second main controller iscompleted.

The subcontroller may include a first subcontroller controlling thefirst main controller to operate in the normal mode according to controlof the second main controller when the input signal corresponds to theentering the normal mode, and the subcontroller comprises a secondsubcontroller controlling the second main controller to process theinput signal when the input signal is received in the standby mode.

The input receiver may include a first input receiver configured toreceive the input signal including a first instruction, and the secondmain controller may include a main voice recognizer configured todetermine whether the first instruction corresponds to entering thenormal mode.

The second subcontroller may include a sub-voice recognizer configuredto conduct voice-preprocessing of the input signal.

The input receiver may further include a second input receiverconfigured to receive the input signal including a second instruction,and the first subcontroller may control the first main controller tooperate in the normal mode when the manipulation instruction correspondsto entering the normal mode.

The operation implementation unit may include a signal receiverconfigured to receive an image signal, an image processor configured toprocess the image signal, and a display unit which displays an imagebased on the processed image signal.

The foregoing and/or other aspects may also be achieved by providing acontrol method of a device including an operation implementation unitconducting a predetermined operation, a first main controllercontrolling the operation of the operation implementation unit when in anormal mode and when in a power saving state in a standby mode, and asecond main controller processing an input signal when in the powersaving state in the standby mode, the control method including:receiving the input signal in the standby mode; controlling the secondmain controller to process the input signal; by the second maincontroller, processing the received input signal; and by the second maincontroller, controlling the first main controller to operate in thenormal mode when the input signal corresponds to entering the normalmode and returning to the power saving state in the standby mode whenthe input signal does not correspond to entering the normal mode.

The control method may further include storing information about theinput signal, wherein the processing the input signal may includeprocessing the input signal based on the information about the storedinput signal. The method may further comprise initializing the secondmain controller before storing the input signal.

The control method may further include: by the second main controller,starting an initialization according to control of a subcontroller; andtransmitting the information about the stored input signal stored to thesecond main controller when the initialization of the second maincontroller is completed.

The control method may further include controlling the first maincontroller to operate in the normal mode according to control of thesecond main controller when the input signal corresponds to the enteringthe normal mode.

The input signal may include a first instruction, and the processing theinput signal may include determining whether the first instructioncorresponds to entrance to the normal mode. The first instruction maycomprise a user voice instruction.

The control method may further include conducting voice-preprocessing ofthe input signal.

The input signal may further include a second instruction, and themethod may further include controlling the first main controller tooperate in the normal mode when the second instruction corresponds toentering the normal mode. The second instruction may comprise a usermanipulation instruction.

The control method may further include, by the operation implementationunit, receiving an image signal, processing the image signal, anddisplaying an image based on the processed image signal.

Yet another exemplary embodiment provides a device comprising: anoperation implementor configured to conduct an operation; a first maincontroller configured to control the operation of the operationimplementor; an input receiver configured to receive an input signal; asecond main controller configured to process the input signal when in astandby mode; and a subcontroller configured to control the second maincontroller to process the input signal when the input signal is receivedin the standby mode, wherein at least one from among the second maincontroller and the subcontroller consumes less power than at least onefrom among the first main controller and the operation implementor.

In the standby mode, at least one from among the operation implementorand the first main controller may not be supplied with power.

In the standby mode, at least one from among the input receiver and thesubcontroller may operate.

In standby mode, the second main controller may intermittently operateonly when a signal is input.

According to yet another exemplary embodiment, there is provided acontrol method of a device comprising an operation implementation unitconducting an operation, a first main controller controlling theoperation of the operation implementation unit, and a second maincontroller processing an input signal when in the power saving state inthe standby mode, the control method comprising: receiving the inputsignal in the standby mode; controlling the second main controller toprocess the input signal; by the second main controller, processing thereceived input signal; and wherein the second main controller consumesless power than at least one from among the first main controller andthe operation implementation unit.

In the standby mode, at least one from among the operationimplementation unit and the first main controller may not be suppliedwith power.

In the standby mode, the second main controller may intermittentlyoperate only when a signal is input.

In standby mode, the second main controller may intermittently operateonly when a signal is input.

As described above, according to one or more exemplary embodiments, anelectronic device is capable of performing entrance to a normal mode inaccordance with various types of inputs while minimizing powerconsumption in a standby mode.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and/or other aspects will become apparent and more readilyappreciated from the following description of the exemplary embodiments,taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronicdevice according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the electronic deviceaccording to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronicdevice according to another exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the electronic deviceaccording to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronicdevice according to still another exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronicdevice according to related art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail withreference to accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagramillustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to anexemplary embodiment. The electronic device 1 may be configured as ahome appliance, such as a television (TV). The electronic device 1 has anormal mode for normal operation and a standby mode for power saving. Inthe standby mode of the present exemplary embodiment, power is notsupplied to main components of the electronic device 1 consumingrelatively greater power while only subcomponents of the electronicdevice 1 using relatively less power are operational. For example, whenin a normal mode, a TV as the electronic device 1 switches to thestandby mode when a power off command is input through a remote control(not shown) or a manipulation panel (not shown).

In the standby mode, the components of the electronic device 1 consume apreset level or less of power. When user input is received in thestandby mode, the electronic device 1 wakes up from the standby mode tothe normal mode and operates normally. For example, when a power oncommand of the user is input in the standby mode, a TV as the electronicdevice 1 may return to the normal mode.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 1 includes an operationimplementation unit 11, a first main controller 12, an input receptionunit 13, a second main controller 14, a subcontroller 15, and a powersupply unit 16. The operation implementation unit 11 operates apredetermined operation of the electronic device 1. For example, whenthe electronic device is provided as a TV, the operation implementationunit 11 receives and processes an image signal and displays an imagebased on the processed image signal. The operation implementation unit11 may perform various operations based on operations and functions ofthe electronic device 1, without being limited thereto. The operationimplementation unit 11 is supplied with power from the power supply unit16 and operates normally in the normal mode, and may not be suppliedwith power for power saving in the standby mode. In FIG. 1, lines forsupplying power from the power supply unit 16 to the components are notshown for convenience.

The first main controller 12 is a main controller of the electronicdevice 1, which controls an operation of the operation implementationunit 11. The first main controller 12 includes a central processing unit(CPU) and operates by running a control program. The first maincontroller 12 may further include a nonvolatile memory, such as a flashmemory to store the control program, and a double data rate (DDR)volatile memory to load at least part of the stored control program forthe CPU to quickly access. The control program of the first maincontroller 12 is programmed with contents to control the operation ofthe operation implementation unit 11. The first main controller 12 issupplied with power from the power supply unit 16 to operate normally inthe normal mode and is not supplied with power for power saving in thestandby mode.

The input reception unit 13 receives an input signal in the standbymode. The input signal may include, for example, a power on command of auser. The power on command of the user may be input, for example, by avoice.

The second main controller 14 processes the input signal receivedthrough the input reception unit 13. The second main controller 14 isconfigured as a microprocessor capable of processing the input signal.The second main controller 14 consumes less power than the first maincontroller 12.

The subcontroller 15 controls an operation of the second main controller14 in the standby mode and is configured as a microprocessor. Thesubcontroller 15 also consumes less power than the first main controller12.

In the standby mode, the operation implementation unit 11 and the firstmain controller 12, which consume relatively greater power, are notsupplied with power, while the input reception unit 13 and thesubcontroller 15, which consume relatively less power, operate.

Meanwhile, the second main controller 14 does not operate and does notconsume power basically to save power in the standby mode. However, whena signal is input, the second main controller 14 intermittently operatesto process the input signal. In this case, the second main controller 14may consume power.

Table 1 shows characteristics of a power mode according an exemplaryembodiment.

TABLE 1 Normal mode Standby mode First main controller ON OFFSubcontroller ON ON Second main controller ON ON/OFF

In Table 1, ‘ON’ represents a state that a component conducts apredetermined operation and consumes power, while ‘OFF’ represents astate that a component does not operate and does not consume power. Asillustrated in Table 1, in the standby mode, the second main controller14 is basically in the ‘OFF’ state and switches to the ‘ON’ state tooperate if necessary, instead of being always in the ‘ON’ state or inthe ‘OFF’ state. In this way, according to the present exemplaryembodiment, the second main controller 14, when needed to process aninput signal, intermittently operates in the standby mode, therebyminimizing power consumption of the electronic device 1.

That is, comparing the electronic device 1 with the electronic device 6according to related art shown in FIG. 6, the second main controller 14of FIG. 1 may be substituted for an input signal processing functionrequiring substantial power consumption in the standby mode, which iswhat occurs in the subcontroller 65 of FIG. 6, so that the subcontroller15 of FIG. 1 is configured to consume less power simply to process aninput signal and satisfy a power consumption standard in the standbymode.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the electronic device1 of FIG. 1. In an exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the electronicdevice 1 is in the standby mode. As described above, the operationimplementation unit 11, the first main controller 12, and the secondmain controller 14 do not consume power in the standby mode. Inoperation S21, the input reception unit 13 receives an input signal inthe standby mode. In operation S22, the subcontroller 15 controls thesecond main controller 14 to process the received input signal. Forexample, the subcontroller 15 may send a wake-up signal to the secondmain controller 14 to wake up and operate.

In operation S23, when the second main controller 14 wakes up, thesecond main controller 14 processes the input signal. The second maincontroller 14 may receive information about the input signal from thesubcontroller 15 or directly from the input reception unit 13. Inoperation S24, the second main controller 14 analyzes the informationabout the input signal and determines whether the input signalcorresponds to entrance to the normal mode. For example, the inputsignal includes a voice instruction of the user, and the second maincontroller 14 analyzes the voice and determines whether the voiceinstruction corresponds to a power on command.

When the input signal corresponds to entrance to the normal mode inoperation S24, the first main controller 12 is controlled to operate inthe normal mode in operation S25. For example, when the voiceinstruction is a power on command, the second main controller 14generates and transmits an interrupt to the subcontroller 15. Thesubcontroller 15 controls the first main controller 12 to operate in thenormal mode based on the interrupt from the second main controller 14.For instance, the subcontroller 15 controls a switch (not shown) of thepower supply unit 16 to supply power to the first main controller 12.Accordingly, the first main controller 12 wakes up from the standby modeand operates normally. Alternatively, the second main controller 14 maydirectly control the first main controller 12 to operate in the normalmode, not via the subcontroller 15.

When the input signal does not correspond to entrance to the normal modein operation S24, the second main controller 14 returns to a powersaving state of the standby mode and minimizes power consumption inoperation S26. When returning to the power saving state of the standbymode, the second main controller 14 transmits information indicating thereturn to the subcontroller 15 so that the subcontroller 15 recognizesthe operation state of the second main controller 14.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronicdevice according to another exemplary embodiment. The electronic device3 includes an operation implementation unit 11, a first main controller12, an input reception unit 13, a second main controller 14, asubcontroller 15, a power supply unit 16, and a storage unit 17.Equivalent or similar components of the electronic device 3 to those ofthe electronic device 1 described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 willbe omitted herein.

The storage unit 17 is a buffer memory, which stores information 171about an input signal. The electronic device 3 will be described indetail with reference to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating anoperation of the electronic device 3 of FIG. 3. In an exemplaryembodiment shown in FIG. 3, the electronic device 3 is in the standbymode. In the standby mode, the operation implementation unit 11, thefirst main controller 12, and the second main controller 14 do notconsume power. In operation S41, the input reception unit 13 receives aninput signal in the standby mode. In operation S42, the subcontroller 15controls the second main controller 14 to conduct an initialization forwaking up from a sleep mode, in which power is not consumed, and thesecond main controller is not operating. For example, the subcontroller15 may send a signal for the initialization to the second maincontroller 14. The second main controller 14 wakes up from the sleepmode and conducts the initialization based on the signal from thesubcontroller 15.

In operations S43, the subcontroller 15 stores the information 171 aboutthe received input signal in the storage unit 17. Alternatively,operation S43 may be carried out before operation S42. Next, inoperation S44, the subcontroller 14 verifies whether the initializationof the second main controller 14 is completed. When the initializationof the second main controller 14 has not been completed yet, operationS43 is carried out again. In one exemplary embodiment, one or more inputsignals may be received for a period of time for the initialization ofthe second main controller 14. In this case, information 171 about theplurality of input signals may be sequentially stored in the storageunit 17.

When the initialization of the second main controller 14 is completed inoperation S44, the subcontroller 15 transmits the information 171 aboutthe input signal stored in the storage unit 17 to the second maincontroller 14. In operation S46, the second main controller 14 processesthe input signal based on the information 171 about the input signal. Inoperation S47, the second main controller 14 analyzes the information171 about the input signal and determines whether the input signalcorresponds to entrance to the normal mode.

When the input signal corresponds to entrance to the normal mode inoperation S47, the first main controller 12 is controlled to operate inthe normal mode in operation S48. For example, when a correspondingvoice instruction is a power on command, the second main controller 14generates and transmits an interrupt to the subcontroller 15. Thesubcontroller 15 controls the first main controller 12 to operate in thenormal mode based on the interrupt from the second main controller 14.

When the input signal does not correspond to entrance to the normal modein operation S47, the second main controller 14 returns to a powersaving state of the standby mode and minimizes power consumption inoperation S49.

As described above, according to the present exemplary embodiment, theinput signal is temporarily stored in the storage unit 17 for the periodof time to complete the initialization of the second main controller 14,thereby preventing occurrence of an error when the second maincontroller 14 processes the input signal after completion of theinitialization.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronicdevice according to still another exemplary embodiment. The electronicdevice 5 includes an operation implementation unit 11, a first maincontroller 12, an input reception unit 13, a second main controller 14,a subcontroller 15, a power supply unit 16, and a storage unit 17.Equivalent or similar components of the electronic device 5 to those ofthe electronic devices 1 and 3 described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4will be omitted herein.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 5 may includea configuration of a display apparatus, such as a TV. That is, theoperation implementation unit 11 includes a signal reception unit 111,an image processing unit 112, and a display unit 113. The signalreception unit 111 may receive a broadcast signal from a broadcastsignal transmission unit (not shown), for example, a TV broadcastsignal, as an image signal, receive an image signal from an imagingdevice, such as a DVD player and a BD player, receive an image signalfrom a PC, receive an image signal from mobile equipment, such as asmartphone and a smart pad, receive an image signal through a network,such as the Internet, or receive an image content stored in a storagemedium, such as a USB storage medium, as an image signal.

The image processing unit 112 processes an image signal received by thesignal reception unit 111 to display an image. The image processing unit112 may perform decoding, image enhancing, and scaling. The display unit113 displays an image based on an image signal processed by the imageprocessing unit 112. The display unit 113 displays an image by anymethod and includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma displaypanel (PDP), and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED).

In the present exemplary embodiment, the input reception unit 13 mayinclude a first input reception unit 131 and a second input receptionunit 132. The first input reception unit 131 receives an input signalincluding a user manipulation instruction. The first input receptionunit 131 may receive a remote control signal including the usermanipulation instruction as an input signal from a remote controller(not shown). Alternatively, the first input reception unit 131 may beconfigured as a manipulation panel including at least one manipulationkey (not shown) on the electronic device 5 and receive an input signalincluding the user manipulation instruction through the manipulationkey.

The second input reception unit 132 receives an input signal including auser voice instruction. For example, the second input reception unit 132may be configured as a microphone and convert a voice of the user intoan input signal. The second main controller 14 is configured to processa voice input signal corresponding to an input signal received throughthe second input reception unit 132. Alternatively, in addition to auser voice, the second input reception unit 132 may recognize a userimage, a user motion, or a gesture to receive as an input signal. Inthis case, the second main controller 14 is configured to process aninput signal of an image or a gesture.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the subcontroller 15 may include afirst subcontroller 151 and a second subcontroller 152. The firstsubcontroller 151 processes an input signal including a usermanipulation instruction received through the first input reception unit131. That is, when an input signal including a user manipulationinstruction is received through the first input reception unit 131 inthe standby mode, the first subcontroller 151 determines whether themanipulation instruction corresponds to the normal mode. When themanipulation instruction corresponds to the normal mode, for example,when the user presses a power-up key, the first subcontroller 151controls the power supply unit 16 so that the first main controller 12operates in the normal mode.

The second subcontroller 152 processes an input signal including a uservoice instruction received through the second input reception unit 132.That is, when an input signal including a user voice instruction isreceived through the second input reception unit 132 in the standbymode, the second subcontroller 152 controls the second main controller14 to process the input signal as described above with reference toFIGS. 1 to 4.

In one exemplary embodiment, the second subcontroller 152 may include avoice engine capable of conducting voice preprocessing. In this case,the second subcontroller 152 voice-preprocesses a received input signaland transmits information about the voice-preprocessed input signal tothe second main controller 14.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the second main controller 14includes a voice engine capable of processing a voice input signal. Thesecond main controller 14 performs voice analysis of a received inputsignal, and transmits an interrupt to the first subcontroller 151 whenthe voice instruction corresponds to entrance to the normal mode. Whenthe interrupt is received from the second main controller 14, the firstsubcontroller 151 controls the first main controller 12 to operate inthe normal mode, as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.After the voice analysis of the received input signal, when the voiceinstruction does not correspond to entrance to the normal mode, thefirst subcontroller 151 returns to a power saving state of the standbymode.

According to one exemplary embodiment, in the standby mode, the firstsubcontroller 151 consumes a power of about 100 mW, while the secondsubcontroller 152 consumes a power of about 150 mW. The second maincontroller 14 consumes a power of about 20 to 30 mW in the sleep modeand consumes a power of about 200 to 300 mW when operating after wakingup. Further, since the second main controller 14 operatesintermittently, the electronic device 1 may be configured to have anaverage power consumption of about 500 mW or less in the standby.

Although a few exemplary embodiments have been shown and described, itwill be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be madein these exemplary embodiments without departing from the principles andspirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appendedclaims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A television comprising: a display configured todisplay an image; a main controller configured to control the display todisplay the image; a first input receiver configured to receive a firstinput of an infrared signal or a radio frequency signal; a second inputreceiver configured to receive a second input of a voice signal; a voicerecognizer configured to process the voice signal of the second input; asubcontroller configured to perform a first power operation to controlpower supply to the main controller in response to one of the firstinput and the second input, and to perform a second power operation tocontrol power supply to the voice recognizer in response to the secondinput.
 2. The television of claim 1, wherein the subcontroller performsthe first power operation when the television is in a standby mode bycontrolling a power supply to start to supply power to the maincontroller in response to one of the first input and the second inputallowing the television to enter a normal mode.
 3. The television ofclaim 1, wherein the subcontroller performs the second power operationwhen the television is in a standby mode by controlling the voicerecognizer to consume less power than that of when the television is ina normal mode.
 4. The television of claim 3, wherein the voicerecognizer is in a normal state when processing the voice signal of thesecond input and is in a power saving state when not processing thevoice signal of the second input.
 5. The television of claim 4, whereinthe voice recognizer outputs an interrupt signal to the subcontroller inresponse to the processed voice signal of the second input allowing thetelevision to enter the normal mode, and returns to the power savingstate in response to the processed voice signal of the second input notallowing the television to enter the normal mode.
 6. The television ofclaim 3, wherein the subcontroller performs preprocessing on the voicesignal of the second input and outputs the preprocessed voice signal ofthe second input to the voice recognizer.
 7. The television of claim 1,wherein the subcontroller stores information on the voice signal of thesecond input in a buffer memory, and the voice recognizer processes thevoice signal of the second input based on the information stored in thebuffer memory.
 8. The television of claim 7, wherein the voicerecognizer performs an initialization in response to the second input ofthe voice signal, and the subcontroller transmits the information storedin the buffer memory to the voice recognizer in response to theinitialization of the voice recognizer being completed.
 9. Thetelevision of claim 1, wherein the subcontroller comprises a firstsubcontroller performing the first power operation and a secondsubcontroller performing the second power operation.
 10. A method ofcontrolling a television comprising a display to display an image, amain controller to control the display to display the image, and a voicerecognizer to process a voice signal, the method comprising: receiving afirst input of an infrared signal or a radio frequency signal; receivinga second input of a voice signal; performing a first power operation tocontrol power supply to the main controller in response to one of thefirst input and the second input; and performing a second poweroperation to control power supply to the voice recognizer, which isconfigured to process the voice signal of the second input, in responseto the second input.
 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the performingthe first power operation comprises performing the first power operationwhen the television is in a standby mode by controlling a power supplyto start to supply power to the main controller in response to one ofthe first input and the second input allowing the television to enter anormal mode.
 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the performing thesecond power operation comprises performing the second power operationwhen the television is in a standby mode by controlling the voicerecognizer to consume less power than that of when the television is ina normal mode.
 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the voice recognizeris in a normal state when processing the voice signal of the secondinput and is in a power saving state when not processing the voicesignal of the second input.
 14. The method of claim 13, wherein theperforming the second power operation further comprises controlling thevoice recognizer to output an interrupt signal in response to theprocessed voice signal of the second input allowing the television toenter the normal mode, and controlling the voice recognizer to return tothe power saving state in response to the processed voice signal of thesecond input not allowing the television to enter the normal mode. 15.The method of claim 12, wherein the performing the second poweroperation further comprises performing preprocessing on the voice signalof the second input and outputting the preprocessed voice signal of thesecond input to the voice recognizer.
 16. The method of claim 10,wherein the performing the second power operation comprises storinginformation on the voice signal of the second input in a buffer memory,and controlling the voice recognizer to process the voice signal of thesecond input based on the information stored in the buffer memory. 17.The method of claim 16, wherein the performing the second poweroperation further comprises controlling the voice recognizer to performan initialization in response to the second input of the voice signal,and transmitting the information stored in the buffer memory to thevoice recognizer in response to the initialization of the voicerecognizer being completed.
 18. A television comprising: a displayconfigured to display an image; a main controller configured to controlthe display to display the image; a first input receiver configured toreceive a first input of an infrared signal or a radio frequency signal;a second input receiver configured to receive a second input of a voicesignal; a voice recognizer configured to process the voice signal of thesecond input; a subcontroller configured to perform a first poweroperation to control power supply to the main controller in response toone of the first input and the second input, wherein in response to thesecond input when the television is in a standby mode, the voicerecognizer performs a second power operation to consume less power thanthat of when the television is in a normal mode.
 19. The television ofclaim 18, wherein the voice recognizer is in a normal state whenprocessing the voice signal of the second input and is in a power savingstate when not processing the voice signal of the second input.
 20. Thetelevision of claim 19, wherein the voice recognizer outputs aninterrupt signal to the subcontroller in response to the processed voicesignal of the second input allowing the television to enter the normalmode, and returns to the power saving state in response to the processedvoice signal of the second input not allowing the television to enterthe normal mode.
 21. A television comprising: a display configured todisplay an image; a first controller configured to control the displayto display the image; a first input receiver configured to receive aninfrared signal; a second input receiver configured to receive a voicesignal; a second controller configured to perform a first poweroperation to control first power supply to the first controller inresponse to one of the infrared signal and the voice signal, and toperform a second power operation to control second power supply to thefirst controller in response to the voice signal.
 22. The television ofclaim 21, wherein the second controller performs the first poweroperation when the television is in a standby mode by controlling apower supply to start the first power supply to the first controller inresponse to one of the infrared signal and the voice signal allowing thetelevision to enter a normal mode.
 23. The television of claim 21,wherein the second controller performs the second power operation whenthe television is in a standby mode by controlling the first controllerto consume less power than that of when the television is in a normalmode.
 24. The television of claim 23, wherein the first controller is ina normal state when processing the voice signal and is in a power savingstate when not processing the voice signal.
 25. The television of claim24, wherein the first controller outputs an interrupt signal to thesecond controller in response to the processed voice signal allowing thetelevision to enter the normal mode, and returns to the power savingstate in response to the processed voice signal not allowing thetelevision to enter the normal mode.
 26. The television of claim 23,wherein the second controller performs preprocessing on the voice signaland outputs the preprocessed voice signal of the second input to thefirst controller.
 27. The television of claim 21, wherein the secondcontroller stores information on the voice signal in a buffer memory,and the first controller processes the voice signal based on theinformation stored in the buffer memory.
 28. The television of claim 27,wherein the first controller performs an initialization in response tothe voice signal, and the second controller transmits the informationstored in the buffer memory to the first controller in response to theinitialization of the first controller being completed.
 29. Thetelevision of claim 21, wherein the second controller comprises a firstsubcontroller performing the first power operation and a secondsubcontroller performing the second power operation.
 30. A method ofcontrolling a television comprising an infrared signal receiver, a voicesignal receiver and a controller, the method comprising: determining aninfrared signal being received by the infrared signal receiver or avoice signal received by the voice signal receiver; performing a firstpower operation to control first power supply to the controller inresponse to one of the infrared signal and the voice signal; andperforming a second power operation to control second power supply tothe controller, which is configured to process the voice signal, inresponse to the voice signal.
 31. The method of claim 30, wherein theperforming the first power operation comprises performing the firstpower operation when the television is in a standby mode by controllinga power supply to start the first power supply to the controller inresponse to one of the infrared signal and the voice signal allowing thetelevision to enter a normal mode.
 32. The method of claim 30, whereinthe performing the second power operation comprises performing thesecond power operation when the television is in a standby mode bycontrolling the controller to consume less power than that of when thetelevision is in a normal mode.
 33. The method of claim 32, wherein thecontroller is in a normal state when processing the voice signal and isin a power saving state when not processing the voice signal.
 34. Themethod of claim 33, wherein the performing the second power operationfurther comprises controlling the controller to output an interruptsignal in response to the processed voice signal allowing the televisionto enter the normal mode, and controlling the controller to return tothe power saving state in response to the processed voice signal notallowing the television to enter the normal mode.
 35. The method ofclaim 32, wherein the performing the second power operation furthercomprises performing preprocessing on the voice signal and outputtingthe preprocessed voice signal to the controller.
 36. The method of claim30, wherein the performing the second power operation comprises storinginformation on the voice signal in a buffer memory, and controlling thecontroller to process the voice signal based on the information storedin the buffer memory.
 37. The method of claim 36, wherein the performingthe second power operation further comprises controlling the controllerto perform an initialization in response to the voice signal, andtransmitting the information stored in the buffer memory to thecontroller in response to the initialization of the controller beingcompleted.
 38. A television comprising: a display configured to displayan image; a first controller configured to control the display todisplay the image; a first input receiver configured to receive aninfrared signal; a second input receiver configured to receive a voicesignal; a second controller configured to perform a first poweroperation to control power supply to the first controller in response toone of the infrared signal and the voice signal, wherein in response tothe voice signal when the television is in a standby mode, the firstcontroller performs a second power operation to consume less power thanthat of when the television is in a normal mode.
 39. The television ofclaim 38, wherein the first controller is in a normal state whenprocessing the voice signal and is in a power saving state when notprocessing the voice signal.
 40. The television of claim 39, wherein thefirst controller outputs an interrupt signal to the second controller inresponse to the processed voice signal allowing the television to enterthe normal mode, and returns to the power saving state in response tothe processed voice signal not allowing the television to enter thenormal mode.
 41. The television of claim 21, further comprising a thirdinput receiver configured to receive a radio frequency signal, and thesecond controller is configured to perform the first power operation tocontrol the first power supply to the first controller in response theradio frequency signal.
 42. The television of claim 21, wherein thesecond input receiver comprises a microphone to receive the voicesignal.
 43. The television of claim 42, wherein the second inputreceiver is provided in the television.
 44. The method of claim 30,wherein the television further comprises a third input receiverconfigured to receive a radio frequency signal, and the performing thefirst power operation comprises performing the first power operation tocontrol the first power supply to the first controller in response theradio frequency signal.
 45. The television of claim 38, furthercomprising a third input receiver configured to receive a radiofrequency signal, and the second controller is configured to perform thefirst power operation to control the first power supply to the firstcontroller in response the radio frequency signal.
 46. The television ofclaim 38, wherein the second input receiver comprises a microphone toreceive the voice signal.
 47. The television of claim 46, wherein thesecond input receiver is provided in the television.
 48. The televisionof claim 1, wherein the first power operation and the second poweroperation are to be operated in different power saving modes,respectively.
 49. The method of claim 10, wherein the first poweroperation and the second power operation are to be operated in differentpower saving modes, respectively.
 50. The television of claim 18,wherein the first power operation and the second power operation are tobe operated in different power saving modes, respectively.
 51. Thetelevision of claim 21, wherein the first power operation and the secondpower operation are to be operated in different power saving modes,respectively.
 52. The method of claim 30, wherein the first poweroperation and the second power operation are to be operated in differentpower saving modes, respectively.
 53. The television of claim 38,wherein the first power operation and the second power operation are tobe operated in different power saving modes, respectively.